How Do You Use a Mouth Puppet in Speech Therapy?

Sep 1, 2023 Ultrassist

Hey there! So, you're curious about using a mouth puppet or a hand puppet for speech therapy? Awesome! It's like having a friendly little buddy to help children practice speaking and having a blast while you're at it. Let's dive into how you can use a puppet, like the Ultrassist Mouth Puppet, to supercharge your speech therapy sessions!

Meet Your Puppet Pal:
First things first, give your puppet a cool name, like "Chatty Charlie" or "Talkative Tina." This puppet is your sidekick on this exciting speech adventure.

Say Hello and Get Chatty:
Your puppet is a social butterfly! Start by having it say "Hi" and introduce itself. You'll find it's much easier to attract children's attention with a cute mouth puppet in hand.

Articulation Practice:
While you find the students or children have been engaged and excited, use the puppet to demonstrate the correct way to form sounds and words. Show how the puppet's mouth, lips, and tongue move to produce different sounds. This visual aid helps individuals understand proper articulation.

Imitation:
Encourage the individual to imitate the puppet's speech movements and sounds. This interactive approach makes practicing speech feel more like a game, encouraging participation.

Demonstrate actions with puppets:
For example, when teaching the core words "eat" and "like," bring out the puppets for a lively demonstration.

Conversations:
Let's have a little puppet pow-wow! Your puppet is like the captain of conversations. It loves starting the chit-chat, throwing out questions, and even cracking jokes. It's like having a super chatty buddy who's always up for a talk!

Create narratives:
And when it comes to stories, your puppet is a true storyteller extraordinaire! Picture this: your puppet weaving tales that star the sounds you're practicing. It's like bringing speech practice into a cool story world where you're the hero. Get everyone involved. The children or students will remember those sounds like magic spells!

Teach a lesson with the puppet:
If the students aren't paying attention to the adult in the room, maybe a puppet can keep them engaged.

Certainly! Using a mouth puppet in speech therapy can be a fun and effective way to engage individuals, especially children, in speech and language activities.

If you are looking to purchase puppets, they can be pretty spendy. This Ultrassist Mouth Puppet is a fairly nice puppet for hands-on display, realistic and affordable.

In the comments below, please tell me how you use puppets in therapy! Don't forget to share the pros and cons of mouth puppets. Please give me a chance to continue to improve or choose a better fit.

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